{"id":615907,"date":"2023-03-09T07:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/sellafield-fined-400000-after-serious-ladder-accident\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T07:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:49:07","slug":"sellafield-fined-400000-after-serious-ladder-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/sellafield-fined-400000-after-serious-ladder-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Sellafield fined \u00a3400,000 after serious ladder accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The operator of the Sellafield nuclear site has been fined \u00a3400,000 after a worker suffered life-changing back injuries when he fell three metres from a scaffolding ladder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sellafield Ltd, which is controlled by government agency the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, was given the fine after admitting a health and safety breach. It was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of nearly \u00a330,000.<\/p>\n

The worker involved had been asked to fix a leaking pipeline in a chamber at the Magnox Reprocessing Facility at the Cumbrian site when the accident happened in October 2021.\u00a0<\/span>However, the chamber was slippery due to leaking acid.\u00a0<\/span>As the worker tried to leave the chamber down a scaffolding ladder, he fell around three metres, according to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), which brought the prosecution after an investigation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He sustained fractures to his vertebrae, resulting in life-changing injuries, the ONR said. His mobility is still significantly affected and he has yet to return to work, it added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sellafield Ltd pleaded guilty at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court to failing to ensure the health and safety of its employee under Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.<\/p>\n

Paul Dicks, ONR\u2019s director of regulation for the Sellafield, Decommissioning Fuel and Waste division, said: \u201cWe welcome the outcome, which recognises that Sellafield Ltd fell short in its duty to protect a worker. This accident was entirely avoidable. Nobody should go to work and not come home in a fit and healthy state.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe concluded that there were several missed opportunities that could have prevented this accident occurring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sellafield Ltd chief executive Martin Chown said: \u201cWe deeply regret this incident, and we acknowledge that on this occasion we fell short in our legal duty to protect the safety of our employee.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognise the seriousness of this matter, as reflected in our guilty plea, and our full cooperation with ONR, including sharing the findings of our internal investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chown said Sellafield has incorporated lessons from the incident to improve its performance and prevent a recurrence.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe will continue to work hard to ensure that safety and security at Sellafield is the very best it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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